CHICAGO - Under the leadership of its General Secretary Mr Amitabh Mittal, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America organized ‘Shri Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha Car Rally’ that circuited 11 temples within Chicagoland. Over 100 cars participated.
At each of the temples, VHPA General Secretary Mr Amitabh Mittal, extended an invitation to Ayodhya Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha Ceremony. Amitabh Mittal also presented the temple with a statue of Ram Parivar, a Kalash, the Holy Water from Gangotri, Shri Hanuman Sunderkand books, and a Sankalp Patra.
The rally commenced from the Hanuman Mandir in Glen View and concluded at the Swami Narayan Temple in Bartlett. The rally stooped at: Hanuman Temple, Hari Sumiran Temple, Haridham Temple, Jalaram Mandir, Manav Sewa Mandir, Gayatri Gyan Mandir, Hari Om Mandir, Chicago Kali Bari Temple, Umiya Mata Temple, and BAPS Swami Narayan Temple.
The rally began with Puja and Aarti at the Hanuman Mandir, setting a spiritual tone for the entire rally.
Mr Dipen Shah Nirav Patel, Anurag Awasthi, and Harendra Mangrola were the other active members of the organizing team. Harendra Mangrola expressed his joy, stating, "This is the dream of generations. From 1528 to today, after 795 years of waiting, it is finally over. We invite all to attend and be part of this historical day."
All the temple presidents and priests expressed their gratitude towards VHPA and assured their full participation in the upcoming ceremonies.
Amitabh Mittal explained the participation details and protocol to the priests and to all the devotees present at the rally and extended a heartfelt invitation to everyone to be part of this historic moment.
Nirav Patel, during the concluding ceremony thanked the Swaminarayan Temple team for arranging the refreshments for the rally participants.